Mixing it up this week! This song is not actually from back in the day, but it sure sounds like it with this cover by Postmodern Jukebox! I positively adore this singing group. They do vintage covers of today's most popular hits, like "We Can't Stop", "Talk Dirty to Me", "Wake Me Up", and "Call Me Maybe". However, their version of "Timber" is hands down my favorite song they cover. I could literally listen to this song all day! Enjoy!!!
Check out their YouTube channel HERE! Want the style? Here are some similar ModCloth dresses featuring my favorite fruit, cherries!
Getting sappy this week with the retro play... What can I say? I'm a romantic!
Now, this song was not actually written by The Duprees... They're just one of many musical artists who covered the song. According to Wikipedia, the song has been credited to three writers: Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, and Redd Stewart. "Price, a songwriting librarian at WAVE Radio Louisville, had written the song in its virtual entirety as "Hurry Home to Me" envisioning the song as an American woman's plea to a sweetheart serving overseas in World War II." -- From Wikipedia
Awwww, how precious! Here is a list of the most famous covers of "You Belong to Me":
Patti Page(1952) - Peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard charts
Jo Stafford(1952) - According to Wikipedia, this is the most popular version of the song, reaching No. 1 on the UK charts. Not really my cup of tea though...
Dean Martin(1952) - Peaked at No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard charts
Jason Wade (2001) - I LOVE JASON WADE. His voice sounds like brown sugar and honey. For those of you who don't know, he's the lead singer, main songwriter, and guitarist of the American alternative rock band Lifehouse, which I also love!
Tori Amos(2003) - Not my most favorite version, but I had to put it on here because it's part of the soundtrack for one of my favorite movies of all time, Mona Lisa Smile, a film about questioning traditional social roles featuring the ever so lovely Julia Roberts .
So in honor of "Throwback Thursday" and because I used to have an oldies radio show on Thursdays, I thought I'd post one of my favorite retro songs every week! This song seems to always be stuck in my head, especially when the weather is nice. I think it's just perfect for summer driving!
AND... There's a fabulous cover by Zooey Deschanel!!!
